Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables, Figures, and Maps ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Multiorganizational Systems 1
6. 2. Formal Failures and Informal Compensations 20
7. 3. The Problem of Interdependence 40
8. 4. Informal Coordinative Mechanisms 64
9. 5. The Fruits of Informal Coordination 93
10. 6. Factors Facilitating Informal Organization 112
11. 7. Informal Weaknesses and Formal Compensations 137
12. 8. Coordination and Tradeoffs with Other Goals 160
13. 9. Conclusion 188
14. 10. An Afterword 203
15. Appendices 215
16. Notes 225
17. Bibliography 245
18. Index 265